This report, undertaken within the framework of the OECD Champion Mayors for Inclusive
Growth initiative, assesses inclusive growth trends and challenges in the Seoul metropolitan
area. The analysis goes beyond income to assess the barriers faced by specific groups
- non-regular workers, youth, women, the elderly and migrants - across four dimensions:
education, labour market, housing and the urban environment, and infrastructure and
public services. The study then takes a closer look at two major policy efforts by
the Seoul Metropolitan Government to advance inclusive growth. The study analyses
the city’s efforts to ensure that strategies to address climate change also protect
and benefit the most vulnerable populations, notably through the Promise of Seoul,
which puts citizen welfare and social inclusion at the heart of the city’s efforts
to tackle climate change. The study also assesses the efforts of city authorities
to level the playing field for small firms and entrepreneurs through its Economic
Democratisation Agenda.